OTHER NAMES: Common Starfish, Common Sea Star, Sugar Starfish
Latin Etymology: Asterias ("starry") rubens ("red")
Common Starfish (Asterias rubens ) at Holme Dunes - April 2022
Featured Subspecies: ?
Weight: g/kg / Diamater: 10-30cm
UK STATUS NOT EVALUATED/ IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated
The most common and recognisable of starfish species in the UK, the Atlantic Common Starfish is a versatile and common predator of British Coasts feeding on various molluscs, worms, other starfish and even carrion. It is primarily found along the Atlantic coasts of Europe, but is also found on the Eastern Seaboard of North America.
Related Species:
Order: Forcipulatida
Family: Asteriidae
Genus: Asterias
SUBSPECIES: ?
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED KINGDOM - A common resident off British coasts
- Seen at Holme Dunes in April 2022, in a stranding event
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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